Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An area of ponds and marshes with reedbeds (
Phragmites), heathland and deciduous woodland.
This is an important site for wetland and reedbed breeding species.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Land abandonment, destruction of aquatic vegetation and pond creation for hunting purposes are the major factors degrading the site.
National None
International High6,600 ha of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (La Brenne, 140,000 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Brenne Sud (France). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/brenne-sud-iba-france on 22/12/2024.
